Video Perspective: Oculus Rift Development Kit Hands-on Preview

news · May 1, 2013

Since first hearing about the Kickstarter project that raised nearly

2.5 million dollars from over 9,500 contributors, I have eagerly been

awaiting the arrival of my Oculus Rift development kit. Not because I

plan on quitting the hardware review business to start working on a

new 3D, VR-ready gaming project but just because as a technology

enthusiast I need to see the new, fun gadgets and what they might mean

for the future of gaming.

Quote: "I will say that the low resolution is definitely a barrier for

me. Each eye is only seeing a 640x800 resolution in this version of

the kit and that close up you can definitely see each pixel. Even

worse, this creates a screen door effect that is basically like

looking through a window with a screen installed. It's not great but

you could get used to it if you had to; I am just hoping the higher

resolution version of this kit is closer."

Ryan Shrout

PC Perspective

rshrout ( -at -) pcper.com

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